The image looks almost abstract at first, a set of pale bands sweeping across the Pacific that could be mistaken for clouds or camera noise. In reality, it is the signature of a wall of water ...

A rare SWOT satellite pass captured a Pacific-wide tsunami in high resolution, revealing complex wave patterns that challenge ...

A moment to celebrate: Tom Grinyer, chief executive officer of the Institute of Physics, welcomes attendees to a reception in the Palace of Westminster to mark the 2025 IOP Business Awards (courtesy: ...

The initial magnitude scale was established by Greek astronomer Hipparchus around 135 B.C.E., categorizing approximately 850 stars into six ranges from 1st (brightest) to 6th (faintest) magnitude.

BACOLOD CITY – “Big One” earthquakes of magnitude 7.9 up to magnitude 8.2 are possible even outside of Metro Manila, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said on Monday.

Geologists say a magnitude 10 earthquake is impossible, while the ‘Big One’ expected to come from the West Valley Fault is projected to have a magnitude of 7.2 Claim: The “Big One,” the strong ...

Computation and magnitude provides the tools we need to compare, measure, and comprehend quantities in a meaningful way. Percentages allow us to discuss increases and decreases succinctly, making them ...

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake Friday morning off the southern Philippines damaged buildings, knocked out power, killed at least two people and prompted evacuations of coastal areas nearby due to a ...

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck La Union on Thursday morning, with tremors felt in parts of northern Luzon, Phivolcs said. Phivolcs initially measured the tremor at magnitude 4 ...

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off Cebu on Tuesday night, killing at least 61 people, damaging heritage churches and other structures, and knocking out power in parts of the ...

Extensive damage, hundreds of aftershocks reported in Central Visayas region The magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck on Tuesday night damaged the Archdiocesan Shrine of Sta. Rosa de Lima in Cebu, in ...

A powerful earthquake struck the central Philippines late Tuesday, killing at least 60 people and severely damaging buildings and infrastructure in nearby towns and cities. The shallow 6.9 magnitude ...